Aboshan, Cephalid Emperor (Commander) - Cephalids

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Nov 13, 2025
How To Play Sea Creatures Differently In Commander
Sea creatures in Magic are basically as old as the game itself, but they've changed significantly in that time.
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Cephalid Constable
94%inclusion29 decks31 decks
93%synergy
Cephalid Retainer
90%inclusion28 decks31 decks
90%synergy
Cephalid Broker
90%inclusion28 decks31 decks
90%synergy
Callous Oppressor
90%inclusion28 decks31 decks
90%synergy
Llawan, Cephalid Empress
90%inclusion28 decks31 decks
90%synergy
Cephalid Looter
87%inclusion27 decks31 decks
87%synergy
Cephalid Scout
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
84%synergy
Cephalid Sage
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
84%synergy
Cephalid Pathmage
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
84%synergy
Verity Circle
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
82%synergy
Top Cards
Cephalid Inkshrouder
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
81%synergy
Counterspell
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
14%synergy
Cephalid Facetaker
77%inclusion24 decks31 decks
76%synergy
Cephalid Illusionist
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
74%synergy
Willbreaker
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
73%synergy
Archetype of Imagination
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
69%synergy
High Tide
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Cephalid Snitch
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
71%synergy
Omen Hawker
71%inclusion22 decks31 decks
68%synergy
Wonder
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
62%synergy
Game Changers
Rhystic Study
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Cyclonic Rift
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Fierce Guardianship
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Mystical Tutor
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Thassa's Oracle
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Ancient Tomb
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Glacial Chasm
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Narset, Parter of Veils
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Shield Broker
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
64%synergy
Psychic Pickpocket
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
64%synergy
Mothdust Changeling
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
61%synergy
Amoeboid Changeling
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
54%synergy
Cephalid Vandal
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
55%synergy
Backstreet Bruiser
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
52%synergy
Cephalid Aristocrat
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
52%synergy
Shapesharer
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
41%synergy
Defiler of Dreams
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Universal Automaton
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
38%synergy
Metallic Mimic
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Adaptive Automaton
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Unctus, Grand Metatect
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Icewrought Sentry
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
29%synergy
Stormtide Leviathan
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Caelorna, Coral Tyrant
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
21%synergy
Keen Buccaneer
22%inclusion2 decks9 decks
22%synergy
Cephalid Inkmage
20%inclusion2 decks10 decks
19%synergy
Laboratory Maniac
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Gadwick, the Wizened
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Sea-Dasher Octopus
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Bloodline Pretender
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Illithid Harvester
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Metamorph
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Summon: Shiva
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
High Fae Trickster
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
4%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Acquisition Octopus
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
The Watcher in the Water
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Octoprophet
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Fallowsage
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Painter's Servant
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Clever Impersonator
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Scaretiller
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Bubble Smuggler
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Orvar, the All-Form
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Paragon of Gathering Mists
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Elder Deep-Fiend
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Scourge of Fleets
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Octavia, Living Thesis
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Turtleshell Changeling
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Burnished Hart
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Mistform Warchief
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Giant Octopus
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mistwalker
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Tidal Terror
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mesmerizing Benthid
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Floodgate
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Deepmuck Desperado
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Instants
Dramatic Reversal
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Negate
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Denial
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Rapid Hybridization
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Reality Shift
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Aetherize
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Pongify
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
An Offer You Can't Refuse
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Engulf the Shore
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Brainstorm
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-19%synergy
Swan Song
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Fact or Fiction
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Frantic Search
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-14%synergy
Blustersquall
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Mana Drain
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Keep Watch
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Deluge
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Cryptic Command
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Dig Through Time
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Resculpt
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Archmage's Charm
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Cackling Counterpart
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Mystic Confluence
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Unwind
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Alter Reality
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Defabricate
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Blue Sun's Zenith
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Turnabout
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Capsize
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Insidious Will
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Saw It Coming
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Exclude
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Pull from Tomorrow
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-3%synergy
Plagiarize
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Rewind
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Memory Lapse
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Annul
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Ensnare
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Borrowing 100,000 Arrows
68%inclusion21 decks31 decks
67%synergy
Theft of Dreams
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
61%synergy
Deep Analysis
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
36%synergy
Ponder
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Curse of the Swine
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Ravenform
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Consuming Tide
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Fabricate
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Whelming Wave
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Preordain
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-11%synergy
Lunar Insight
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Windfall
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-13%synergy
Energy Tap
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Crush of Tentacles
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Retraced Image
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Distant Melody
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Inundate
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Echo of Eons
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Reshape
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Time Stretch
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Mana Vapors
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Sleep
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Concentrate
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Spectral Deluge
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Mercurial Transformation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Rite of Replication
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Sapphire Medallion
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Lightning Greaves
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
25%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
30%synergy
Hylda's Crown of Winter
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
48%synergy
Kefnet's Monument
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
42%synergy
Maskwood Nexus
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Static Orb
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Winter Orb
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Howling Mine
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Riptide Replicator
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
19%synergy
Mjölnir, Storm Hammer
18%inclusion2 decks11 decks
17%synergy
Storage Matrix
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Shuko
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Bident of Thassa
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Birthing Boughs
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Isochron Scepter
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-8%synergy
Vedalken Shackles
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
7%synergy
Meekstone
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Helm of the Host
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Akroma's Memorial
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Sword of the Animist
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Throne of the God-Pharaoh
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Dismiss into Dream
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
64%synergy
Aboshan's Desire
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
55%synergy
Levitation
52%inclusion16 decks31 decks
51%synergy
Betrayal
48%inclusion15 decks31 decks
48%synergy
Reflections of Littjara
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Cowardice
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Opposition
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
31%synergy
Mystic Remora
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Think Tank
23%inclusion7 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Frozen Aether
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Propaganda
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Lost in the Maze
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Kindred Discovery
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Back to Basics
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Arcane Adaptation
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Web of Inertia
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
16%synergy
Retreat to Coralhelm
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Unstoppable Plan
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
4%synergy
Mystic Decree
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Unnatural Selection
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Time of Ice
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Stasis
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Scroll of Isildur
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Temporal Distortion
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
10%synergy
Leyline of Transformation
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
8%synergy
Chamber of Manipulation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Gravitational Shift
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Immobilizing Ink
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Imprisoned in the Moon
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Wizard Class
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Quest for Ula's Temple
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Shifting Sky
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Future Sight
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Cephalid Shrine
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Persuasion
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Dream Leash
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Faces of the Past
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Mist of Stagnation
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Flood
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Confounding Conundrum
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage
42%inclusion13 decks31 decks
40%synergy
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Lands
Reliquary Tower
74%inclusion23 decks31 decks
18%synergy
Cephalid Coliseum
65%inclusion20 decks31 decks
56%synergy
Mystic Sanctuary
61%inclusion19 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Castle Vantress
45%inclusion14 decks31 decks
26%synergy
Lonely Sandbar
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
15%synergy
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
29%inclusion9 decks31 decks
13%synergy
Arcane Lighthouse
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
24%synergy
Otawara, Soaring City
19%inclusion6 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Terrain Generator
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Halimar Depths
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Mutavault
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Detection Tower
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Academy Ruins
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
War Room
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Inventors' Fair
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Drownyard Temple
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-9%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
81%inclusion25 decks31 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Signet
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Sky Diamond
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
35%synergy
Mind Stone
58%inclusion18 decks31 decks
22%synergy
Thought Vessel
55%inclusion17 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
35%inclusion11 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Caged Sun
32%inclusion10 decks31 decks
21%synergy
Midnight Clock
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Gilded Lotus
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Thran Dynamo
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
-7%synergy
Heraldic Banner
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Throne of Eldraine
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
0%synergy
Worn Powerstone
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Nyx Lotus
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Patchwork Banner
9.1%inclusion1 decks11 decks
6%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Gauntlet of Power
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
2%synergy
Hedron Archive
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
1%synergy
Lotus Petal
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-6%synergy
Machine God's Effigy
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Victory Chimes
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Extraplanar Lens
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Lands
Island
84%inclusion26 decks31 decks
-10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
39%inclusion12 decks31 decks
12%synergy
Snow-Covered Island
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
9%synergy
Cavern of Souls
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Glasspool Mimic
10%inclusion3 decks31 decks
3%synergy
Sea Gate Restoration
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-8%synergy